Sebastian Wolff

Pushing Onwards – VVVVVV

Seabass — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:59:53 +0000

I’ve loved VVVVVV since it came out and took hold of my free time. I still have to beat Veni, Vedi, Vici…

I’ve wanted to play Pushing Onwards forever. I chose UnofficialSoundtrack‘s arrangement. Sheet music available for free: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23040402/Pushing%20Onwards.pdf.

There is also a different version out there by arranger and musician Brent Kennedy. His version is more of an arrangement than a reduction – which this performance is. I will never have the dexterity that @UnofficialSoundtrack has. Have a listen to his performance… which is much cleaner and much more epic:

Pushing Onwards, along with the rest of the fantastic VVVVVV soundtrack was composed by Magnus Pålsson.

Mockingjay Call – Rue’s theme

Seabass — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:56 +0000

Perhaps it’s not a good idea to get this hyped up for The Hunger Games when it’s not coming out until March 2012.

Anyhow, here’s sheet music to the Mockingjay Call – the whistled melody representing freedom. We find out about from Rue in the books, and first heard it at the end of the first trailer (below). It’s most likely composed by James Newton Howard and is © Lions Gate Entertainment. I made some sheet music for it.

Sheet Music

Perhaps I’m trying too hard.

How to Train Your Dragon – flute sheet music

Seabass — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:04:04 +0000

I’ve gotten quite a few requests for flute-solo sheet music of some of the How to Train Your Dragon songs. Here’s Romantic Flight. I may make more in the future.

Also, allow me to preface this publication with the fact that I’m not a wind-instrumentalist (yet), and that the word “embouchure” still sounds like a French dessert to me.

Romantic Flight – flute

Hunger Games trailer song

Seabass — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:27:48 +0000

If you’ve read The Hunger Games books, you’re most likely as excited for the movie as I am. Is it March yet?

The teaser trailer that debuted back in November struck a note with me (get it?), and I decided to arrange some sheet music the featured song, “Deep Shadow”.

The song is by T.T.L., the electro-industrial duo of Tying Tiffany and Lorenzo Montana. The song was released by ZerOKilled Music and it’s available for purchase by the label. Go buy it and support the musicians who create the music you love.

Sheet Music

Edit: Feb. 1, 2012: Here’s a quick performance of it:

Doctor Who – I Am The Doctor

Seabass — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:11 +0000

Doctor Who is fantastic. A few days ago, composer Murray Gold opened up his own YouTube channel and posted a cover of I Am The Doctor, accompanied with the biggest understatement of the year “A person playing a piece at the piano…” Have a listen!

I promptly sat down and arranged some sheet music. After some deliberation, I discovered that the song was, in fact, in 7/8, and that my unwilling mind wanted to hear common time. Ah, well…

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King Kong – Are You In There

Seabass — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:09:40 +0000

I recently received a request to arranged John Barry‘s piano-solo. A beautiful jazzy piece from the 1976 version of King Kong. I wasn’t able to find a YouTube video of the exact piano version I used, but here’s the closest thing, which is a bit more disco-y than the piano solo.

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Young Diana’s Future (The Life Before Her Eyes)

Seabass — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:45:36 +0000

I just completed another ancient transcription request. This is a very pretty song by one of my all-time favorite composers, James Horner (whose list of soundtrack credits is endless).

Want custom sheet music? Get in touch!

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No More Kings – About Schroeder

Seabass — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:05:35 +0000

Another recently finished request. This one was a lot of fun to arrange. As a nearly exclusively-taught classical musician, my exposure to jazz has always been limited, so I love opportunities to create something with crunchy chords. Sheet music for “About Schroeder” by No More Kings is below. Copyright © Mister Alien Music.

And, as always, if you want your favorite song(s) arranged, hire me!

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Thor – Sons of Odin

Seabass — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:45:47 +0000

This was another recent request — sheet music for Sons of Odin, from Marvel’s movie Thor. Here’s my arrangement. Free for your personal use. © Buena Vista Records.

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Super Mario Bros. Main Theme

Seabass — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:00:07 +0000

I’ve been playing this song since I first saw Martin Leung (the Video Game Pianist). He’s also the reason I first started uploading videos to YouTube. I’d like to say I’ve improved in the last 5 years, but the sloppiness demonstrated below makes me reconsider that thought… enjoy nonetheless!